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Sherman ParkNeighborhood fact sheet

2020–2024 American Community Survey2024202320222021

28,728People

FigureSherman ParkCity of MilwaukeeCompared
People in povertyResidents whose household income was below the federal poverty line.25.3%± 3.7 points7,258 of 28,65222.8%± 0.8 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Households earning under $25,000Households whose income last year was under $25,000.26.3%± 4.1 points2,987 of 11,37923.1%± 0.8 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Renter householdsOccupied homes that are rented rather than owned.53.6%± 4.7 points6,102 of 11,37958.2%± 0.7 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Vacant homesHousing units with no one living in them.15.0%± 2.3 points2,007 of 13,38610.3%± 0.5 pointsclearly higher than the city
Renters paying 30% or more of income on rentRenting households whose rent and utilities take 30% or more of their income.62.0%± 7.3 points3,512 of 5,66850.9%± 1.5 pointsclearly higher than the city
Households with no vehicleHouseholds with no car, truck or van available.15.4%± 2.9 points1,752 of 11,37916.2%± 0.6 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or moreAdults 25 and older whose highest schooling is a bachelor's, graduate or professional degree.19.8%± 2.2 points3,607 of 18,17527.4%± 0.6 pointsclearly lower than the city
Adults 25+ without a high school diplomaAdults 25 and older who didn't finish high school or an equivalency.11.8%± 2.8 points2,143 of 18,17514.5%± 0.5 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)

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Sherman Park as Data You Can Use defines it

The neighborhood is part of the city, so this comparison is approximate. Figures are survey estimates; margins of error are at 90% confidence.

People: DYCU's Total column is blank in its file, so this adds its Male and Female columns.

All 16 of DYCU's tables for 2024

race and ethnicity

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Total:28,728 ±1,856
Not Hispanic or Latino:27,012 ±1,917
White alone3,758 ±575
Black or African American alone21,421 ±1,912
American Indian and Alaska Native alone69 ±54
Asian alone385 ±258
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0 ±32
Some other race alone10 ±33
Two or more races:1,369 ±618
Two races including Some other race4 ±31
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races1,365 ±618
Hispanic or Latino:1,716 ±611

sex and age

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The Total columns are 0 for every row in DYCU's file; this may be missing data.

TotalMaleFemale
Total0 012,760 ±1,05815,968 ±1,344
Under 5 years0 0997 ±3121,028 ±395
5 to 9 years0 01,054 ±2751,127 ±363
10 to 14 years0 01,541 ±3651,193 ±371
15 to 19 years0 0988 ±2631,034 ±305
20 to 24 years0 0813 ±271778 ±227
25 to 29 years0 01,132 ±275992 ±276
30 to 34 years0 0834 ±2481,176 ±301
35 to 39 years0 0674 ±2081,096 ±271
40 to 44 years0 0970 ±278984 ±292
45 to 49 years0 0519 ±171963 ±252
50 to 54 years0 0301 ±1101,098 ±334
55 to 59 years0 0711 ±2181,061 ±251
60 to 64 years0 0708 ±179893 ±209
65 to 69 years0 0549 ±167984 ±326
70 to 74 years0 0397 ±268665 ±201
75 to 79 years0 0311 ±106278 ±126
80 to 84 years0 0215 ±156288 ±127
85 years and over0 046 ±39330 ±292

poverty status by age

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Total28,652 ±1,846
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level7,258 ±1,151
Under 5 years721 ±271
5 years123 ±103
6 to 11 years1,030 ±358
12 to 14 years600 ±201
15 years160 ±111
16 and 17 years307 ±171
18 to 24 years640 ±227
25 to 34 years925 ±318
35 to 44 years863 ±270
45 to 54 years477 ±154
55 to 64 years607 ±191
65 to 74 years508 ±300
75 years and over297 ±260

household characteristics

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Total:11,379 ±633
Family households:6,730 ±507
Married-couple family2,523 ±335
Other family:4,207 ±492
Male householder, no spouse present737 ±242
Female householder, no spouse present3,470 ±443
Nonfamily households:4,649 ±534
Householder living alone3,973 ±519
Householder not living alone676 ±206
Average Household Size2.52 ±0.215

vehicles per household

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Total:11,379 ±633
No vehicle available1,752 ±343
1 vehicle available5,874 ±587
2 vehicles available3,067 ±411
3 vehicles available490 ±156
4 or more vehicles available196 ±122

employment status by sex

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TotalLabor Force Participation RateEmployment/Population RatioUnemployment Rate (% of Labor)
Population age 20-64 years15,703 ±1,0200.715 ±0.3270.656 ±0.3270.083 ±0.208
Male6,662 ±6230.755 ±0.4380.682 ±0.4820.097 ±0.326
Female9,041 ±6960.686 ±0.4530.637 ±0.4310.072 ±0.246

commute method and time

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COMMUTE METHOD
Total workers 16 and over11,059 ±813
Drove alone in car, truck, or van7,604 ±685
Carpooled in car, truck, or van1,105 ±310
Public transportation572 ±220
Taxicab61 ±59
Motorcycle8 ±32
Bicycle58 ±91
Walked333 ±157
Other means48 ±41
Worked from home1,270 ±286
COMMUTE TIME
Total workers 16 and over who did not work from home9,789 ±793
Less than 10 minutes771 ±225
10 to 19 minutes3,127 ±468
20 to 29 minutes2,859 ±421
30 to 39 minutes1,609 ±338
40 to 59 minutes765 ±248
60 to 89 minutes412 ±162
90 minutes or more246 ±147
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25 ±3.83

employment sector

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TotalMaleFemale
Civilian employed population 16 years and over11,218 ±8115,001 ±5196,217 ±579
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:3,703 ±4521,362 ±2932,341 ±335
Service occupations:2,667 ±467717 ±2061,950 ±412
Sales and office occupations:2,343 ±401815 ±2301,528 ±322
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:513 ±196476 ±19637 ±45
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:1,992 ±3581,631 ±327361 ±142

educational attainment

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TotalMaleFemale
Population 18 to 24 years2,370 ±4251,157 ±3371,213 ±265
Less than high school graduate315 ±135148 ±108167 ±87
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,164 ±319531 ±214633 ±202
Some college or associate's degree703 ±271412 ±253291 ±136
Bachelor's degree or higher188 ±11266 ±69122 ±93
Population 25 years and over18,175 ±1,1597,367 ±65210,808 ±856
Less than 9th grade536 ±325143 ±73393 ±310
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,607 ±420628 ±211979 ±353
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,483 ±8582,764 ±4643,719 ±594
Some college, no degree4,369 ±5851,990 ±3822,379 ±411
Associate's degree1,573 ±297294 ±1351,279 ±268
Bachelor's degree2,394 ±3891,132 ±2731,262 ±255
Graduate or professional degree1,213 ±246416 ±121797 ±196
High school graduate or higher16,032 ±1,0126,596 ±5989,436 ±712
Bachelor's degree or higher3,607 ±4591,548 ±3022,059 ±312

occupancy and tenure

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Total Housing Units:13,386 ±560
Vacant Housing Units2,007 ±325
Occupied Housing Units:11,379 ±633
Owner-Occupied Housing Units5,277 ±460
Renter-Occupied Housing Units6,102 ±633

units in structure

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Occupied Housing UnitsOwner-Occupied Housing UnitsRenter-Occupied Housing Units
Housing Units11,379 ±6335,277 ±4606,102 ±633
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1, detached5,512 ±5193,811 ±4031,701 ±404
1, attached460 ±132231 ±81229 ±106
2 apartments4,329 ±4801,201 ±2933,128 ±433
3 or 4 apartments466 ±2075 ±31461 ±208
5 to 9 apartments207 ±15120 ±44187 ±149
10 or more apartments402 ±2639 ±34393 ±263
Mobile home or other type of housing3 ±310 ±323 ±31

bedrooms and year

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Total Housing Units:13,386 ±560
BEDROOMS
No bedroom92 ±69
1 bedroom762 ±215
2 bedrooms6,122 ±581
3 bedrooms4,430 ±464
4 bedrooms1,567 ±282
5 or more bedrooms413 ±134
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2014 or later0 ±32
Built 2010 to 2013345 ±263
Built 2000 to 2009114 ±65
Built 1990 to 1999293 ±143
Built 1980 to 1989327 ±154
Built 1970 to 1979439 ±202
Built 1960 to 1969891 ±257
Built 1950 to 19591,903 ±344
Built 1940 to 19492,988 ±420
Built 1939 or earlier6,086 ±529

rent paid

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GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent5,933 ±630
Less than $500141 ±79
$500 to $9992,316 ±417
$1,000 to $1,4992,802 ±504
$1,500 to $1,999644 ±246
$2,000 to $2,4990 ±32
$2,500 to $2,9990 ±32
$3,000 or more30 ±40
GROSS RENT AS % OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)5,668 ±622
Less than 15.0 percent339 ±148
15.0 to 19.9 percent732 ±245
20.0 to 24.9 percent681 ±193
25.0 to 29.9 percent404 ±145
30.0 to 34.9 percent466 ±208
35.0 percent or more3,046 ±525
Not computed434 ±209

mortgage status and cost

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MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units5,277 ±460
Housing units with a mortgage3,398 ±385
Housing units without a mortgage1,879 ±321
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage3,398 ±385
Less than $5008 ±34
$500 to $999549 ±166
$1,000 to $1,4991,385 ±259
$1,500 to $1,9991,062 ±239
$2,000 to $2,499320 ±140
$2,500 to $2,99939 ±51
$3,000 or more35 ±43
Housing units without a mortgage1,879 ±321
Less than $2507 ±32
$250 to $399119 ±80
$400 to $599790 ±215
$600 to $799637 ±232
$800 to $999179 ±85
$1,000 or more147 ±77

owner costs share of income

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Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)3,259 ±365
Less than 20.0 percent1,338 ±252
20.0 to 24.9 percent304 ±115
25.0 to 29.9 percent365 ±141
30.0 to 34.9 percent309 ±144
35.0 percent or more943 ±203
Not computed139 ±140
Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)1,844 ±317
Less than 10.0 percent579 ±162
10.0 to 14.9 percent359 ±155
15.0 to 19.9 percent352 ±170
20.0 to 24.9 percent79 ±68
25.0 to 29.9 percent14 ±33
30.0 to 34.9 percent25 ±34
35.0 percent or more436 ±175
Not computed35 ±60

household income

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Total11,379 ±633
Less than $10,0001,104 ±310
$10,000 to $14,999736 ±248
$15,000 to $19,999419 ±134
$20,000 to $24,999728 ±267
$25,000 to $29,999389 ±134
$30,000 to $34,999813 ±312
$35,000 to $39,999479 ±164
$40,000 to $44,999771 ±265
$45,000 to $49,999509 ±204
$50,000 to $59,9991,306 ±314
$60,000 to $74,9991,321 ±280
$75,000 to $99,999980 ±224
$100,000 to $124,999907 ±236
$125,000 to $149,999338 ±139
$150,000 to $199,999366 ±131
$200,000 or more213 ±96
Median Household Income47,460 ±10,408